This drill would have ot be considered similar to the semi-circle that gives students so much difficulty. For this drill, though, two students will assist the instructor as they face a single student. The two assisting students are at the 1:30 & 10:30 positions and the drill student is in the center, basically like a "V".

The instructor will stand behind the center student where the two assisting students can see him but not the drill student. If you want to have a pre-arranged technique you can do so for beginners, but for advanced drill students, free style is warranted. The instructor, who is behind the drill student will point to the assisting student who will attack first. The second atacker knows to attack after first contact. The drill student does not know which of the two will attack first but does knows that a second attack will be shortly forthcoming and must be prepared accordingly. For beginners, the instructor can shout "go" for the initial attack; yet again, for advanced students, the instructor should just point and let them go.

What this does is cause the drill student to react spontaneously to the first attack, then the second assisting student attacks and the drill student reacts with a quick second reaction. The drill student is forced to look for the first sign of attack but is not allowed to get so caught up in the engagement that the second attack is forgotten. This drill helps develop reaction and peripheral vision and awareness. If you want to, you can give the students a set amount of techniques they need to perform, or to have the student simply get away. The extent of the reaction is up to you, but this can be a great tool for work on mass attack options and concepts. You can also use more than two attackers if you want.